J.A. Matteson
Ignorance boasts, and self-aggrandizement resides in the hearts of darkened souls. "Is the axe to boast itself over the one who chops with it? Is the saw to exalt itself over the one who wields it?" (Isa. 10:15). Servants of the LORD who err from the straight and narrow may expect His hand of chastening. Wisdom discerns the hand of correction through its means. Instruments of correction may be vile, yet serve as useful tools in the hand of God to establish His redemptive purposes. With boastful arrogance wickedness delights at the demise of the righteous, unaware that its glory is fleeting and that destruction is its end. Blinded to the light of truth and deaf to the voice of reason it recklessly stumbles forward in its vain attempt to destroy that which is precious to God, its final demise sealed for the day of visitation. Blessed are the servants of the King of kings who perceive His loving hand of correction through the instruments of unrighteousness. He causes them to stand and turns their hearts to Himself. Their joy endures forever.
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